Lamentin is warm all year: afternoons reach 29 to 32 degrees in every month
Measured over a year, the rain totals 1,558 mm. Its July, January and rain figures all sit close to those of typical mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 11°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Raizet Aéro station, 13 km east.
A year in Lamentin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Raizet Aéro station.
What a year in Lamentin feels like
Typical highs and lows in the rainier and the drier half of the year, and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Raizet Aéro.
About 1,558 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 43 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 28 towns of 2,500+ in Guadeloupe.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Raizet Aéro
The Météo-France station at Le Raizet Aéro
Le Raizet Aéro is 13 km east of Lamentin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lamentin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Raizet Aéro (97101015) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km east |
| Station altitude | 11 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 8 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Lamentin compares
Against the 28 towns of 2,500+ in Guadeloupe (the dots). Mainland France’s towns aren’t a fair comparison for a tropical climate.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | Warmest-month high | Coolest-month low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamentin | Le Raizet Aéro | 31.8°C | 20.9°C | 1,558 mm |
| Baie-Mahault 5 km | same station | 31.8°C about the same | 20.9°C about the same | 1,558 mm |
| Sainte-Rose 9.8 km | same station | 31.8°C about the same | 20.9°C about the same | 1,558 mm |
| Petit-Bourg 10 km | same station | 31.8°C about the same | 20.9°C about the same | 1,558 mm |
| Pointe-à-Pitre 11 km | same station | 31.8°C about the same | 20.9°C about the same | 1,558 mm |
| Les Abymes 14 km | same station | 31.8°C about the same | 20.9°C about the same | 1,558 mm |
| Goyave 17 km | same station | 31.8°C about the same | 20.9°C about the same | 1,558 mm |
Lamentin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Raizet Aéro station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1°C | 20.9°C | 25.0°C | 89 mm | 201 |
| February | 29.1°C | 20.9°C | 25.0°C | 58 mm | 191 |
| March | 29.6°C | 21.1°C | 25.4°C | 72 mm | 214 |
| April | 30.2°C | 22.4°C | 26.3°C | 99 mm | 209 |
| May | 30.8°C | 23.7°C | 27.3°C | 123 mm | 215 |
| June | 31.4°C | 24.5°C | 27.9°C | 105 mm | 210 |
| July | 31.6°C | 24.5°C | 28.0°C | 135 mm | 214 |
| August | 31.8°C | 24.3°C | 28.1°C | 163 mm | 223 |
| September | 31.6°C | 24.0°C | 27.8°C | 198 mm | 199 |
| October | 31.3°C | 23.5°C | 27.4°C | 203 mm | 198 |
| November | 30.5°C | 22.6°C | 26.5°C | 186 mm | 183 |
| December | 29.6°C | 21.6°C | 25.6°C | 127 mm | 192 |
| Year | 30.6°C | 22.8°C | 26.7°C | 1,558 mm | 2,448 |
Where Lamentin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Raizet Aéro, 13 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Le Raizet Aéro, 13 km away.
- Comparisons: the towns of 2,500+ in Guadeloupe, read the same way.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Lamentin’s climate
How warm does Lamentin get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.8°C. Météo-France publishes no count of hot days for this station.
Does Lamentin ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in January, average 20.9°C.
How much rain does Lamentin get?
About 1,558 mm a year. October is the wettest month (203 mm) and February the driest (58 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Raizet Aéro (13 km away), averages 2,448 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lamentin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lamentin, Le Raizet Aéro, 13 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station LE RAIZET AERO, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lamentin →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.